Veil.



M. U. DIXEY.

VEIL.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1914.

1,141,531; PatentedJune 1, 1915 gvwemtoc wane/awn m 06 v AM- Quiz/1112 1 THE NORRIS PETERS CO., FHOTO'LITHO. WAISHINGTUN, D. C.

' MARIE U. DIXEY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

VEIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June I, 1915.

Application filed May 20, 1914. Serial No. 839,788.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, MARIE U. DIXEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Veils, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in ladies veils, and consists in providing such an article of apparel with a permanently formed pocket preferably woven therein to receive the chin, and in some instances the nose of the wearer.

As almost all women know, more or less inconvenience is experienced in wearing veils, due to the manner in which the lower portion thereof fits about the chin of the wearer. Ordinarily such lower portion eX- tends'downwardlybelow the chin, in an unsecured manner, with the result that the lower edge of the veil rides upon and oil of the chin. To overcome this disadvantage, some women draw their veils, particularly the lower longitudinal edge thereof, excessively tight, with theresult that great incon- V venience is caused the wearer, and the veil invariably soon tears orgives way, most fre quently at the lower edge thereof, and at various other points. Another method resorted to from the necessity of the case, is to twist the portion of the veil which is adapted to be arranged below the chin after the same is applied, to form a knot therein, with a view of shortening the lower edge of the veil, to form a stop, as it were, to engage the chin and prevent the veil from riding upon and off of the chin. This method has been found to be even more destructive of the veil than the excessive longitudinal pull, while the appearance of the same is materially damaged.

As far as I am aware, no one, not even a woman with her familiarity with the veil, has devised satisfactory means to overcome the above referred to disadvantages. Such means, to be satisfactory, must obviously be simple and inexpensive, and adapted not to mar or perceptibly alter the appearance of the veil. Now, I have discovered that the problem may be wholly satisfactorily solved. by providing the veil, preferably adjacent its lower edge, with a permanent outwardly bulging pocket, to receive the chin. This pocket is preferably formed by weaving the fabric at that point, to produce an outward bulge or pocket.

In the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same Figure l is a perspective view of the veil in use. Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevation of the pocket portion of the veil, and Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the veil removed, and flattened.

In the drawings, wherein is shown a pre ferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 10 designates my veil as a whole. formed of a suitably woven net, including longitudinal and transverse threads or strands 11 and 12, as shown. The veil 10 is provided with a lower longitudinal selvage edge 13, preventing the net from unraveling. The numeral 14; designates an outwardly bulging pocket, embodying, when the veil is in use an approximately horizontal bottom wall 15, which is arranged below and engages with the chin, preventing the upward movement of the veil with relation thereto. This outwardly bulging pocket 1% is formed byweaving the material of the veil to produce the same, which may be accomplished in various manners, as will be found more advantageous by the manufacturers, in the production of the articles. One way of forming the same is to lengthen portions 16 and 17 of the longitudinal and transverse interwoven threads 11 and 12, whereby they can bulge outwardly to provide the pocket.

Having described my invention, I claim 1. As an article of manufacture, a veil comprising a section of normally substantially transversely flat woven net having its upper and lower longitudinal edges of substantially the same length, and provided above and adjacent the lower longitudinal edge with a relatively short outwardly bulging pocket approximately equi-distantly spaced from the opposite ends of the lower longitudinal edge of the veil with the lower fiat portions of the veil extending beyond the pocket upon opposite sides thereof for substantial distances.

2. As an article of manufacture, a veil comprising a section of normally substantially transversely flat woven net. provided above and near its lower longitudinal edge with a relatively short outwardly bulging pocket with flat portions of the veil extending beyond the pocket upon opposite sides thereof for substantial distances.

3. As an article of manufacture, a veil v Q r 1,141,531

comprising a section of normzilly fiat WOVGIl In testimony whereof I aifix'niy signitui'e" 7' net provided near its lower longitudinal in presenee of two Witnesses. V

edge With an outwardly bulgingpocket restricted to the substantiallycentral portion MARIE DIXEY' of the veil with flat portions of the veil ex- Witnesses: V V V tending beyond the pocket upon, opposite FRANCES NoRDsTRoM,

sides thereof for substantial distances. 7 v HENRY E. VDIXEY'.

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